Dhaba Egg Curry-Step By Step Boiled Egg Curry Recipe
Dhaba Egg Curry
Dhaba Special Egg Curry is a must have dish, served at roadside eateries called Dhaba, along the highways in India. I have created my version of it which you and your family are sure to love! Enjoy it with Roti, Naan or rice.
Equipment
- 1 Medium Sauce Pan to boil eggs
- 1 Large Nonstick Sauce Pan with lid
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 4 cups water - to boil eggs
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- 2 red onions - chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 whole dry red chilies
- 1.5 tbsp green chili-ginger paste
- 2 medium sized chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder mix
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 3/4 cup water - to add to egg curry
- 1/2 tsp dry methi/fenugreek leaves - hand crushed
- 2 tbsp besan/chick peas flour slurry
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro/coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Boil 4 cups of water in a medium saucepan/pot
- Add eggs and boil for 7 minutes
- Drain hot water from pan, let eggs cool down, then remove shell
- With knife point create shallow slits/cuts on each egg on all sides. Set aside
- In a large nonstick sauce pan heat 1 tbsp cooking/veg. oil
- Once oil is hot reduce heat to medium, add pinch of turmeric
- Add boiled eggs, stir fry for 2 minutes to brown them all over
- Remove eggs from pan, set aside
- Add remaining 2 spoons of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot add chopped onions
- Saute onion for 2 minutes, push to one side of saucepan
- Next add cumin seeds & 2 dry red chilies . A soon as cumin seeds start popping mix everything in pan
- Now add garlic paste, mix well then add green chili-ginger paste
- Add chopped tomatoes, stir fry them until they begin to soften & blend in
- Toss in cumin-coriander powder mix
- Add Kashmiri Chili powder or paprika for color. Mix well then add salt & garam masala
- Now pour in 3/4 cups water, mix well then add hand crushed dry methi/fenugreek leaves
- Next add besan/chick peas flour slurry, mix well. Cover pan with lid, let simmer for 2 minutes
- Open lid add boiled eggs to gravy. Cover with lid again and simmer for 1 minute
- Wala! Your delicious Dhaba Egg Curry is ready! Enjoy with Naan, Roti or rice
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